Flooding postpones Sliders at Hannibal

Vic Aure’s debut as Springfield Sliders interim manager has been delayed by at least one day.

The Sliders were scheduled to play the Hannibal Cavemen on Thursday night at Hannibal, Missouri, but the game was postponed due to flooding along the Mississippi River. No make-up date has been set.

Aure was named interim manager Wednesday after the Sliders fired Pete Romero following a 6-29 start. Aure was a coach under Romero.

The Sliders are scheduled to play the Quincy Gems Friday night at 6:35 in Quincy. The Sliders’ next home game is an exhibition against the Springfield Area All-Stars at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Robin Roberts Stadium. The teams will wear special jerseys that will be sold to raise money for local VFW posts.